Tag: 2017 BFI London Film Festival Review

On Chesil Beach | Review

On the Waterfront: Cooke’s Tender Adaptation of Sexual Aversion in 1960s England A couple of newly weds hit an irresolvable and unpleasant barrier during their...

Journeyman | 2017 BFI London Film Festival Review

Fading Bull: Considine’s Heartfelt Drama of an Incapacitated Boxer Following his final championship match, a boxer suffers a serious head injury that alters his personality...

Montparnasse Bienvenue (Jeune Femme) | 2017 BFI London Film Festival Review

Wander Woman: Serraille’s Tantalizing Tale of Wayward Independence Upon breaking up with her former lover, a youthful woman roams the streets of Paris with a...

Sweet Country | Review

Once Upon a Time in Australia: Thornton’s Western-inspired Saga of Violent Racial Discrimination Racial tensions in Australian society are given historic treatment in the outback-Western...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...